This is a photograph, taken at an angle, of the Furman and Nellie Whitaker home and a portion of the Stanton estate on the Manatee River. There is a large porch with ornate woodwork on the home, a wooden fan and fine shingles on the upper gable and a widows-walk atop the home. There is also a wooden tower structure in the rear of the property. This is the point on the river where the Manatee County Central Library later stood.